<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
and	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
,	O
a	O
10-centimeter-tall	O
robot	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Sanderson	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Photo	O
Finder	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
saw	O
a	O
Japanese	O
re-release	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
dismay	O
of	O
Jenny	O
's	O
mother	O
Helen	O
,	O
a	O
homemaker	O
who	O
is	O
constantly	O
stressed	O
over	O
how	O
much	O
money	O
her	O
husband	O
spends	O
on	O
toys	O
despite	O
his	O
unemployment	O
;	O
he	O
originally	O
worked	O
at	O
a	O
toy	O
company	O
called	O
Macroware	O
Robotics	O
Inc	O
.	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
is	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
"	O
Chibi-House	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
assistant	O
named	O
Telly	O
Vision	O
who	O
speaks	O
on	O
his	O
behalf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
also	O
meets	O
several	O
animals	O
and	O
creatures	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
frogs	O
named	O
Freida	O
and	O
Fred	O
,	O
a	O
plug-headed	O
being	O
named	O
Mr.	O
Prongs	O
,	O
a	O
bluebird	O
,	O
a	O
eggplant-like	O
creature	O
called	O
Kid	O
Eggplant	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sandersons	O
 '	O
pet	O
dog	O
Tao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
eventually	O
finds	O
a	O
large	O
robot	O
in	O
the	O
basement	O
called	O
Giga-Robo	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
once	O
a	O
companion	O
of	O
the	O
Sandersons	O
 '	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
deactivated	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
electricity	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
revive	O
Giga-Robo	O
by	O
fully	O
charging	O
its	O
massive	O
battery	O
using	O
the	O
Giga-charger	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
goal	O
to	O
find	O
Giga-Robo	O
'	O
s	O
missing	O
leg	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
spider-like	O
robots	O
called	O
Spydorz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
finds	O
a	O
strange	O
pattern	O
in	O
the	O
backyard	O
and	O
uses	O
his	O
radar	O
to	O
contact	O
an	O
alien	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
aliens	O
land	O
and	O
greet	O
him	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
visitors	O
to	O
go	O
into	O
the	O
past	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
safe	O
in	O
the	O
master	O
bedroom	O
containing	O
Giga	O
Robo	O
's	O
leg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
upgrades	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
blaster	O
weapon	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
small	O
robot	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Queen	O
Spydor	O
,	O
recover	O
Giga-Robo	O
'	O
s	O
missing	O
leg	O
,	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
Sandersons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
reactivates	O
Giga-Robo	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
aliens	O
meet	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
backyard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
give	O
Giga-Robo	O
this	O
ability	O
,	O
who	O
shares	O
it	O
with	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
robots	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
energy	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
top-ranked	O
"	O
Super	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
accumulating	O
Happy	O
Points	O
,	O
a	O
collectible	O
gained	O
by	O
doing	O
good	O
deeds	O
for	O
the	O
family	O
and	O
for	O
various	O
toys	O
in	O
the	O
Sandersons	O
 '	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
control	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
and	O
explore	O
the	O
Sandersons	O
 '	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
exploration	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
can	O
find	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
things	O
to	O
collect	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Moolah	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
currency	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
assistant	O
Telly	O
Vision	O
as	O
his	O
speaker	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
often	O
prompted	O
to	O
give	O
either	O
a	O
positive	O
or	O
negative	O
response	O
to	O
each	O
question	O
or	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
his	O
battery	O
is	O
not	O
charged	O
before	O
it	O
empties	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
will	O
collapse	O
and	O
re-emerge	O
in	O
the	O
Chibi-House	O
,	O
having	O
lost	O
half	O
of	O
his	O
Moolah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
timer	O
expires	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
automatically	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Chibi-House	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
both	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
Chibi-House	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
charge	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
battery	O
,	O
save	O
at	O
the	O
electrical	O
outlet	O
,	O
or	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Citrusoft	O
"	O
Chibi-PC	O
"	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
items	O
and	O
power-ups	O
with	O
Moolah	O
and	O
use	O
scrap	O
metal	O
to	O
build	O
"	O
Utilibots	O
"	O
,	O
robotic	O
helpers	O
that	O
ease	O
the	O
navigation	O
of	O
the	O
Sandersons	O
 '	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
other	O
items	O
of	O
the	O
Sandersons	O
 '	O
that	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
can	O
find	O
and	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
can	O
also	O
gain	O
special	O
costumes	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
poses	O
for	O
Mr.	O
Sanderson	O
while	O
wearing	O
The	O
Drake	O
Redcrest	O
costume	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
give	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
Happy	O
Points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
certain	O
ranks	O
,	O
Citrusoft	O
will	O
send	O
the	O
player	O
bonus	O
batteries	O
,	O
allowing	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
to	O
roam	O
longer	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
recharge	O
until	O
they	O
earn	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
"	O
Super	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
earns	O
the	O
player	O
unlimited	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
released	O
version	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!,	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
entailed	O
the	O
player	O
training	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
to	O
defend	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
his	O
inventor	O
from	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
burglars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
different	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
played	O
like	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
title	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
not	O
in	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
rather	O
conveying	O
commands	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
clicking	O
a	O
cursor	O
around	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
took	O
a	O
personal	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
and	O
signed	O
on	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
senior	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Kenichi	O
Nishi	O
had	O
previous	O
development	O
credits	O
such	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
Moon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Incredible	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
Nishi	O
chose	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
toys	O
is	O
because	O
humans	O
are	O
"	O
too	O
big	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
 [ Chibi-Robo ] 	O
and	O
create	O
all	O
the	O
drama	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
added	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
to	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
family	O
dog	O
Tao	O
had	O
appeared	O
in	O
Nishi	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
:	O
Moon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
L.O.L.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Lack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Love	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
in	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
noises	O
made	O
by	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
actions	O
were	O
phrased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
background	O
music	O
is	O
played	O
for	O
the	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
cycles	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
lack	O
melody	O
because	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
footsteps	O
create	O
a	O
melody	O
at	O
random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tempo	B-Application
of	O
his	O
footsteps	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
;	O
if	O
he	O
picks	O
up	O
his	O
plug	O
to	O
walk	O
faster	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
speeds	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
compiled	O
on	O
the	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
"	O
last	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kumar	O
heeded	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Writers	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
by	O
interpreting	O
deep	O
,	O
symbolic	O
meaning	O
in	O
its	O
more	O
subtle	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
,	O
Mielke	O
,	O
and	O
Williamson	O
were	O
satisfied	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
frequently	O
recharge	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Mueller	O
was	O
dismayed	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
stop	O
one	O
's	O
current	O
task	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
outlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
encountered	O
low-polygon	O
3D	O
models	O
and	O
a	O
below-average	O
frame	O
rate	O
;	O
Satterfield	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
operated	O
at	O
"	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
level	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
portions	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mueller	O
noted	O
that	O
switching	O
to	O
the	O
top-down	O
or	O
first-person	O
viewpoints	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
center	O
the	O
camera	O
behind	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
alleviates	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Create	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
its	O
week	O
ending	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
with	O
nearly	O
29,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
fare	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
it	O
only	O
sold	O
11,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
38,573	O
copies	O
throughout	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
received	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
called	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
:	O
Park	O
Patrol	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
a	O
different	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
as	O
it	O
attempts	O
to	O
revitalize	O
a	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
titled	O
Okaeri	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
involves	O
yet	O
another	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
vacuuming	O
dirt	O
for	O
money	O
within	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
an	O
adult	O
Jenny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
New	O
Play	O
Control	O
!,	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
remakes	I-Device
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
features	O
special	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
controls	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Photo	O
Finder	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
